In recent weeks, tensions between Pagano and Psycho Clown reached new heights. And tonight, those same tensions caused an end to their title reign. The War Raiders picked up the victory after a certain miscommunication.
The closing moments saw Pagano accidentally clothesline Psycho Clown, before Erik & Ivar took advantage of the momentum and pinned Psycho Clown to take home the victory. However, things took a new turn after the bout.
Pagano turns against Psycho Clown after title loss at AAA Noche de Los Grandes
Moments after losing their titles, Psycho Clown started blaming Pagano for the loss. After a series of shoves between the two men, Pagano chose to ignore Psycho Clown and turned his back on his partner.
As Pagano walked off the stage, Clown was attacked by The War Raiders. Despite in a spot to help out his partner, Pagano decided to turn his back on him and walk out. As of now, no official statement has been shared regarding the status of their team.
Well, you can’t win ’em all. TNA and AAA both put up TV shows last week, but neither turned out to be particularly exciting.
Vince Verhei talks about them all on the latest Big Vinny V Show.
TNA is still six weeks out from Slammiversary and seems to be in no hurry to put a card together. So, Impact featured EC3 making a very uninspiring return against Eric Young; a promo segment building a feud exactly zero fans could possibly want to see; a short, forgettable tag team championship match, which was followed by a longer, non-title tag team match that felt more important; and a completely new and original program pitting a babyface challenger against a heel authority figure.
And then, it was capped off by an Arianna Grace main event, of all things.
Meanwhile, in AAA, there’s a pointless banger of a three-way, an AEW special of a debut, and a main event angle that accomplished nothing.
Thank god I’m entertaining. Come listen to the Big Vinny V Show!
La Catalina is set to make her wrestling debut on next week’s episode of AAA on Fox on May 9, 2026.
Following her explosive debut and confrontation against Las Toxicas a few weeks ago, La Catalina is now all set to make her AAA on Fox in-ring debut.
She arrived at the promotion on the April 11th episode of AAA. The May 2, 2026, episode of AAA on Fox featured a segment highlighting La Catalina’s arrival. She is now set to be in a match against an unnamed opponent on the May 9, 2026, episode of AAA.
In addition to this, Psycho Clown is also set to confront Pagano on next week’s episode of AAA on Fox. For the past few weeks, several members of Psycho Circus were attacked, causing a rift between Pagano and Psycho Clown. The two are now scheduled to come face-to-face next week.
AAA on Fox next week’s updated lineup
The next episode of AAA on Fox is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Here are the two segments announced for the show:
La Catalina vs. TBA – in her AAA in-ring debut match
Pagano and Psycho Clown face-to-face confrontation
Getting back to reality after a week in Sin City can be very disorienting, but hey, there’s still a Big Vinny V Show to do.
So, let’s start by coveroing AAA, which is still WWE’s best weekly TV show. The main event pitted Psycho Clown vs. War Raider Ivar as trouble continues to brew amongst the Psycho Circus. We also have Lola Vice & Mister Iguana defending their AAA Mixed Tag Team titles against Dinamico & La Hiedra, plus an opening contest that pitted Joaquin Wilde, AeroStar and Lince Dorado against each other in a fun three-way.
Then, it’s time to review Vinny’s trip to Las Vegas including where he slept, what he ate, what he drank, what he’d do again, and what he’d do differently next time.
Notes from Friday night’s World’s Collide event in Las Vegas.
In a backstage interview, it was revealed that Grayson Waller would be teaming with Kofi Kingston in the advertised New Day/Psycho Clown & Vikingo match for the AAA Tag Team titles. Xavier Woods revealed that he had surgery earlier in the week and as a result, was unable to wrestle.
Later, Woods wrote in character that the surgery was to remove a lipoma from the back of his head as a result of Penta giving him a Mexican destroyer. A recent storyline on Raw is The New Day attempting to ban the destroyer, which is a signature move of Penta’s.
After Psycho Clown and Pagano retained the titles, they were set to be interviewed when the lights went out. The Wyatt Sicks then made their surprise entrance, where they went to the ring and laid out both men in a 5 on 2 assault, attacking them with stairs and putting them through tables. The segment ended with the group holding the AAA Tag Team titles, indicating they wanted the next shot.
¡LOS WYATT SICKS DECLARAN SUS INTENCIONES DE IR POR LOS CAMPEONATOS EN PAREJAS DE AAA ATACANDO A PSYCHO CLOWN Y PAGANO! 🤯
A new number one contender was also crowned for the AAA Reina de Reinas title. Natalya proved victorious, pinning Faby Apache as they were trading pin attempts. Natalya came to the ring portraying her “low-key legend’ character that has been seen in places like the NWA and Bloodspoort.
After the match, the two continued to fight with the announcers saying their feud is far from over. Natalya has now earned a future match against champion Flammer.
The first title change took place when El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. won AAA’s Latin American Championship, defeating El Mesias. Dorian Roldan was in Mesias’ corner and interfered, causing Wagner’s father, Dr. Wagner Jr., to hop over the barricade and lay out Roldan. Mesias got a nearfall with a spear, but his father’s distraction at ringside allowed Wagner to cut off Mesias from the top rope, hitting a superplex then connecting with the Wagner driver for the win.
After the match, Wagner’s father handed him the title as they both celebrated in the ring.
In a street fight, Angel and Berto lost the AAA Tag Team titles to Psycho Clown and Pagano in a street fight. In a match filled with kendo sticks, barbed wire, and a lot of tables, Psycho Clown won the match for his team after hitting a spanish fly off the top rope. After the match, the rest of the clowns came out and celebrated with the new champions.
The Reina de Reinas title was also on the line at Triplemania, but Flammer kept her title after pinning Faby Apache, who had her foot on the ropes. Tirantes, the heel referee in AAA, didn’t see Apache’s foot on the rope and counted anyway, giving Flammer the win. After the match, Natalya and Apache brawled.
Alberto El Patron has a new challenger for AAA Guerra de Titanes on Sunday.
Patron was originally scheduled to defend his AAA Mega Championship against El Hijo Del Vikingo on the show. However, Vikingo has been removed from the card due to his recent injury at TNA Wrestling’s TV taping on October 27.
Pagano will take Vikingo’s place and challenge Patron for the title. Patron will have Dorian Roldan in his corner, while Latin Lover will be in Pagano’s.
🚨 MENSAJE IMPORTANTE 🚨
Les compartimos la actualización del cartel para #GuerraDeTitanes. ⚔️
Pagano had originally been scheduled to team with Mecha Wolf and Vampiro against Abismo Negro, Psicosis & Taurus in a Lights Out bout. His replacement in the match has yet to be named.
AAA Guerra de Titanes is scheduled for the Gimnasio Josué Neri Santos in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Sunday, November 10, 2024.
The announced lineup for AAA Guerra de Titanes 2024:
AAA Mega Champion Alberto El Patron defends against Pagano
AAA Latin American Champion Octagon Jr. defends against El Mesias
This week’s MLW Azteca opened with a scene outside the arena. Cesar Duran was confronted by MLW World Champion Alexander Hammerstone and Richard Holliday. Hammerstone recently escaped from having been kidnapped by some of Duran’s masked henchmen and so is not too pleased with the MLW matchmaker at the moment.
Hammerstone got in Duran’s face, but Holliday pulled him away, saying that it was a trap. Duran said if Hammerstone hits him, he’ll automatically be stripped of the title. He also told Holliday that he’ll face Pagano in a falls count anywhere match tonight.
Duran also said Hammerstone will defend his title next week, though he never named a challenger (later revealed to be Octagon Jr.).
MLW Tag Team Champions 5150 (Rivera & Slice Boogie) defeated Aerostar & Drago to retain the titles
Before the match, Rivera cut a promo in Spanish that the live crowd did not take kindly to. Boogie then got on the mic and said that when he was a kid, he thought Mexico was beautiful but now that he’s in Tijuana for the first time, he thinks it’s a piece of sh*t.
It was also played up how 5150 cost Aerostar his title match last week against National Openweight Champion Alex Kane.
After both teams exchanged moves early, Aerostar & Drago got the first bit of sustained offense after Aerostar delivered a springboard cannonball to the outside. Not long after, Boogie made a blind tag and delivered a suplex to Aerostar for a two count. That led to 5150 working on Aerostar with quick tags and double team moves for a bit.
The commentary team kept bringing up how it was odd that Konnan wasn’t ringside with 5150.
Drago tagged in, but 5150 were able to take turns working on him after quick tags as well. Aerostar and Drago fought back again and Aerostar got a near fall on Boogie with a cutter. He then got another near fall on Rivera shortly after with a tornado DDT.
5150 turned things around shortly after, ending things with a double foot stomp assisted death valley driver on Aerostar for the win.
— Alex Kane and Mr. Thomas were interviewed in the back. Kane said things were going great with the Bomaye Fight Club and they even have a new sponsor. They unveiled new shirts with a drawing of a baby crying on them and their new sponsor was “Crybaby Calvin.” They said a portion of the shirt sales would go to help Calvin Tankman with his legal bills as Kane previously pressed charges on Tankman for attacking him in a parking lot.
— A video aired showing Hammerstone being attacked and kidnapped by the Azteca Underground henchmen was shown. It was speculated that Hammerstone was injured following the attack.
— We cut backstage where Richard Holliday was very nervous about his match with Pagano. Hammerstone and Alicia Atout attempted to calm him down. Holliday asked if they had any weapons he could use. Hammerstone presented him with a bottle of pills from a Tijuana pharmacy, but Holliday said it would take a month for those to kick in before leaving for his match. References to Mexican pharmacies have become sort of a thing for The Dynasty when MLW goes to Mexico.
Proximo defeated Toto
On commentary, it was brought up that the winner of this match could be seen on MLW Azteca more frequently if they impress Duran.
Toto got the early advantage with a tope. He followed that up with a German suplex and springboard armdrag. Proximo then came back and hit a headscissors and his own springboard armdrag. Toto then went back on offense after he hit a canadian destroyer on the outside.
Proximo fought back and hit a headscissors, dropkick, and tope on his opponent. When they got back in the ring, Proximo then hit a Spanish Fly off the top, stuck his foot on the bottom rope for leverage, and got the three count.
It was announced in a video that when MLW heads to Charlotte on February 26th, Hammerstone will defend his MLW World title against Opera Cup winner Davey Richards. Richards was recently attacked backstage and had his Opera Cup trophy stolen, but we don’t know by who.
Von Erichs promo
It was announced on Twitter that the Von Erichs have tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be on Saturday’s Blood and Thunder show from Dallas, but they still ran a video from Kauai, Hawaii, featuring the brothers talking about their now-postponed title shot against 5150 on that show.
Marshall and Ross talked about how it will be hard for 5150 to talk as much as they do when they have the claw on them. They told Dallas to plan the parade because they are coming home. This was sad because they aren’t coming home and won’t be on that show. The whole angle had been the Von Erichs trying to win a title in Dallas, something their family hasn’t done in 40 years. Them not being on that show is a blow as they haven’t performed in MLW since last July.
Jacob Fatu promo
Fatu talked about being the son of the Tonga Kid, living in Sacramento, and how much he loves his family. Fatu continued to talk about watching The Usos while in jail and training with his uncle, Rikishi. He didn’t talk at all about losing his title to Hammerstone or his fallout with the members of Contra Unit.
Later in the show, the commentary team noted that Fatu sounded like he had a different mindset and attitude during this video.
Pagano defeated Richard Holliday in a Barrio Brawl match
Duran welcomed everyone to the Barrio Brawl. They looked to be in an old gymnasium or rec center.
Pagano attacked Holliday with a chair and the two brawled around the area, hitting each other with chairs and punches. Eventually, the melee spilled outside and kept going through the commercial break.
Holliday appeared to be getting the better of the fight and went to finish Pagano off with a chair shot. As he was about to, he got distracted by Duran. After Holliday turned his attention to him, the referee (an Azteca Underground masked henchman) wrapped something around Holliday’s neck and began to choke him.
Duran trash talked Holliday while the referee continued to choke him. Pagano then punched Holliday and pinned him.
Mads Krugger defeated Bestia 666 in a Tijuana street fight
Things started off with a real David vs. Goliath story. Bestia 666 is from Tijuana and was a clear crowd favorite. He tried to land strikes and use his quickness to gain the early advantage, but Krugger quickly took control.
Bestia fought back a little bit after landing a headscissors to Krugger on the outside. He tried hitting Krugger with chairs but even those seemed to have little impact. Krugger quickly fought back and hit Bestia with a chair in return.
Krugger continued on offense until Bestia began fighting back by hitting Krugger with all kinds of plunder. He settled on a cheese grater as his weapon of choice and hit his opponent with it several times. Krugger then hit a backbreaker to go back on offense before we went to commercial.
Bestia began to fight back again after the break. He hit Krugger with a chair several times before he returned to using the cheese grater.
Bestia remained on offense until Krugger caught him coming off the ropes, giving him a full nelson facebuster on a chair for the win.
It was then announced that El Hijo Del Vikingo will defend his AAA Mega Championship against Aramis, and Alexander Hammerstone will defend his MLW title against Octagon Jr. next week.
Krugger stood tall on the stage to close the show.
Final Thoughts:
This was a fun show. It still feels like we have a big mystery revolving around Duran developing, although nothing major was revealed this week.
Last week, we saw that there were rooms with the labels “Salina” and “Killshot” on them in the building where Hammerstone was being held by the Azteca Underground henchmen. I’m wondering if that is perhaps alluding to the return of Salina de la Renta, who had also previously been kidnapped in MLW storyline. “Killshot” was Swerve Scott’s alter ego in Lucha Underground, so it makes me wonder if he’s returning too. Interesting stuff.
It is similar to how Lucha Underground had this aura of mystery around Dario Cueto. It’ll be interesting to see how far they go with the Cesar Duran character.
The MLW Azteca era continues from Tijuana, Mexico, with the fallout from World Champion Alex Hammerstone being kidnapped from the arena last week at the orders from Cesar Duran.
Savio Vega stepped up for the locker room as he faces Pagano in a hardcore match following Pagano turning on Hammerstone last week. Also, two MLW titles are on the line with Alex Kane defending the National Openweight title against Aerostar and 5150 defending the Tag Team titles against Destiny and Skalibur.
A video package recapping Duran stacking the deck against Hammerstone and Richard Holliday aired. Holliday was removed from the building before Pagano turned his back on Hammerstone and helped Taurus and King Muertes beat down the champion. The video ended with Karlee Perez telling Duran, “Do you understand that this is a force that we can’t easily control once it’s released, right?”, teasing something big is on the horizon.
Duran then addressed the viewing audience from his office. He called the fans “filthy renegades” and said they have turned our backs on him after sticking up for Hammerstone. He is in complete control of MLW and everyone should use Hammerstone as an example as everyone needs to bend the knee and respect his power.
MLW Tag Team Champions 5150 (Slice Boogie and Rivera) defeated Skalibur and Destiny to retain the titles
We saw our first glimpse of the special outdoor arena in Tijuana. It was daylight as 5150 made their entrance after they had cut a promo against the MLW tag division, hyping up their next match against The Von Erichs in Dallas at the end of the month.
Konnan was out with 5150.
After an early break, Destiny and Skalibur hit dives onto the champions on the floor. 5150 played the heels well as they cheated behind the referee’s back as Konnan bad-mouthed the three rows of fans facing the camera that made up the crowd.
Rivera had a close two count after Boogie launched him across the ring to knock Skalibur off the apron before Boogie hit a big Vader bomb elbow onto Destiny, but the crowd favorite kicked out at two.
Skalibur flew through the air as he got the hot tag and helped Destiny power bomb Rivera onto Boogie as the action broke down. Moments later, Rivera spike DDT’d Destiny as Boogie held him and slammed him with a powerful German.
Skalibur got caught with a big boot and the 456 Headcrack: a double foot stomp from Rivera while Skalibur was on Boogie’s shoulders, followed by a death valley driver for the win and successful title defense.
Konnan got on the mic and called out Aerostar and Drago who answered the challenge and brawled with the champions.
— Alicia Atout met up with Savio Vega who said Duran promised to give him the IWA back if he can beat Pagano in tonight’s hardcore match. Duran had purchased the Puerto Rican-based company in storyline last season.
— Emilio Sparks caught up with nZo who explained why he attacked KC Navarro recently. He said it was about respect and that he taught Navarro a lesson: he should never turn his back on anyone. Later in the night, we heard that nZo has been suspended because of the attack and because he didn’t issue an apology.
— It was announced that Davey Richards has signed a multi-year contract with MLW. Later in the night, he was attacked and his Opera Cup trophy was stolen was allegedly stolen.
— The speculation on Hammerstone’s whereabouts continued when Holliday tried to get into a room guarded by three masked henchmen of Duran. Atout then dragged him off, saying it wasn’t worth it and he was just playing into his games.
— 5150 were backstage when a masked Duran associate gave them a piece of paper saying they will defend the titles against Aerostar and Drago next week.
MLW National Openweight Champion Alex Kane (w/ Mr. Thomas) defeated Aerostar to retain the title
Kane used his power advantage early on, but Aerostar hit a corkscrew plancha and a headscissors takeover to begin the power vs. high flyer story that played throughout the match.
The commentators talked about the ongoing storyline between Kane and Calvin Tankman, talking about how Tankman was arrested and Kane made it legally impossible for Tankman to be here tonight. Rich Bocchini questioned if Kane was dodging Tankman.
Aerostar slipped out of a suplex and Aerostar hit a step up tope dive to the floor on top of both Kane and Mr Thomas. Aerostar then went up top, but as Thomas distracted the referee, 5150 ran out, pushed Aerostar off the top, and clocked him with a big clothesline.
Kane then quickly locked in a Kata ha jime and the referee called for the bell as Aerostar passed out.
— Sparks then caught up with Duran backstage and asked him where Hammerstone was. An odd-looking masked henchman took some orders from Duran before taking a dressing down from him too. Then, before Duran could get anything of value out to Sparks, EJ Nduka appeared and asked Duran the same question about Hammerstone. Nduka was invited into Duran’s office to talk privately and he begrudgingly went in as Sparks chased down the henchman.
— We saw a darkened room where Mads Krugger was tied up in chains and held by more of Duran’s masked henchmen. Karlee Perez was there and after Krugger said he wanted Jacob Fatu, Perez said he will first face Bestia 666 next week.
— Sparks was then outside as he had been following the odd-looking henchman from earlier. We saw him go down some stairs as Sparks was in close pursuit.
Pagano defeated Savio Vega in a hardcore match
Pagano hit a slingshot elbow for an early two count. Some chops, big right hands and clotheslines followed before the hardcore action started as they brawled around ringside.
The outdoor setting gave them a few different environmental objects to use. An example: there was a steel gate that Vega went headfirst into, busting him open.
Pagano hit a springboard dropkick from the top rope before he set Vega on the top rope and brought out a bag of thumbtacks. Pagano went up but Vega fought him off and front suplexed him face and chest first into the thumbtacks. When getting to his feet, Pagano picked up a handful of tacks and threw them in Vega’s face as he came off the top rope.
Pagano then put a chair on top of Vega as he tried to get his eyesight back and hit a moonsault from the top rope onto the chair to pick up the win. Duran keeps the IWA after all.
— We then caught back up with Sparks who followed the odd masked henchman down a darkened corridor. We passed two locked rooms that had “Salina” and “Killstop” handwritten on them. We heard female screams to indicate this is where Salina de la Renta has been all this time since Duran made his first appearance.
The masked henchman was at the door at the end of the corridor that had “Hammerstone” written on it. The champion had his arm through a small window and the henchman by the throat. The henchman took the mask off and it was Holliday who unlocked the door and helped Hammerstone escape as MLW Azteca went off the air.
Next week:
– MLW Tag Team Champions 5150 (Slice Boogie and Rivera) vs. Aerostar and Drago in a title match
– Mads Krugger vs. Bestia 666 in a Tijuana street fight
Alex Hammerstone has an opponent for his first MLW World Heavyweight Championship defense.
Hammerstone will defend his title against Pagano in a falls count anywhere match at MLW’s Blood & Thunder tapings in Dallas, Texas on Friday, January 21. The tapings are being held at Gilley’s Dallas.
The title match was set up by an angle on the premiere episode of MLW Azteca. Hammerstone & Pagano teamed together to defeat King Muertes & Taurus in an Apocalypto match in the main event of the show. But after the match, Pagano turned against Hammerstone. Pagano, Muertes, and Taurus beat down Hammerstone until he was carried away by a group of Azteca henchmen.
The attack was ordered by MLW authority figure Cesar Duran after the issues he’s had with Hammerstone.
Hammerstone won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship from Jacob Fatu in a title vs. title match at Fightland last October. Hammerstone was MLW National Openweight Champion heading into that match but voluntarily relinquished the title after becoming World Champion.
Here’s the updated card for Blood & Thunder:
Falls count anywhere match: MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Pagano
Texas Tornado match: MLW Tag Team Champions 5150 (Slice Boogie & Danny “Limelight” Rivera) defend against Marshall & Ross Von Erich
Jacob Fatu vs. Mads Krugger
MLW National Openweight Champion Alex Kane defends against Calvin Tankman
This week saw the debut of the new MLW Azteca miniseries from from Tijuana, Mexico, as Cesar Duran attempted to stack the deck against MLW Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone, teaming him with Pagano to take on King Muertes and Taurus in the main event.
Duran cut a passionate promo in front of the live crowd, welcoming them to his “Theatre of Violence” before the new opening video package.
Aramis, Destiny and Myzteziz Jr. defeated Arez, Black Danger and Dinamico
The Aramis vs Arez feud continued here as they faced off on opposite sides of an exciting trios match that was a great way to start the show. The non-stop action sprawled inside and out of the ring as no tags were required.
Rich Bocchini and Joe Dombrowski explained the rudos and technicos heel/face disposition before mentioning most US-based rules are not in play which explained the dives, pinfall breaks and constant flow of action once one member left the ring without tagging.
After an opening sequence of multiple dives, Destiny hit Danger with a cutter from the top rope and Myzteziz Jr hit a torneo and a top rope head scissors on Arez. Aramis landed on his feet after flipping from the top rope, followed by a running Spanish fly in quick succession.
The rudos team had all three of their opponents pinned after Dinamico hit a top rope 630, Arez hit a top rope double foot stomp and Danger hit a springboard crucifix bomb but the technicos all kicked out.
After a break, the action continued with the technicos getting their chance to shine by hitting three big moves at the same time: Myzteziz and Aramis came off the top ropes with 450 splashes while Destiny flew through the ropes like a torpedo with a headfirst dive to the floor.
Arez and Aramis were left in the ring where Aramis hit his aeroplane spinning powerbomb for the win.
This was a good match that didn’t overstay its welcome. Danger is one to watch as he had some impressive and fluid dives and springboards here.
— MLW National Openweight Champion Alex Kane was highlighted with a video package showing him winning the title and his recent storyline with Calvin Tankman before he was interviewed by Alicia Atout.
Kane said that he pressed charges against Tankman because he assaulted him and his bodyguard and tried to steal their car. Kane will defend his title against Aerostar next week and if he retains, he will defend against Tankman at the MLW Blood & Thunder in Dallas, Texas, on January 21.
— Duran and Karlee Perez summoned King Muertes to their office to explain the main event for tonight. Muertes promised to make Hammerstone and Pagano no more as Duran said he would partner them with a mythical beast: Taurus.
— We saw a recap of the tension and ongoing storyline between Hammerstone and Duran. Duran wanted to befriend Hammerstone and get him on his side, but after rejecting a gift from Duran, Hammerstone was attacked by Duran’s storyline brother Matanza Duran (Jeff Cobb). Matanza didn’t get the job done, so this led to tonight’s main event with Duran bringing in more monsters to take out Hammerstone.
Psycho Clown defeated Richard Holliday (w/ Alicia Atout)
Atout joined the commentary team and explained that Holliday basically begged for her to join him to ringside. “The Wild Brawling Clown” was a heavy favorite with the children in the crowd and fans at ringside.
This was mainly used to get Atout on commentary to further develop the storyline of Duran’s dodgy dealings within MLW and his feud with Hammerstone.
Atout explained that Duran has caused friction, infighting and paranoia within the locker room since joining MLW. She also mentioned it was her journalistic duty to investigate Duran’s role in him joining MLW and the goings-on around the unnamed Salina de la Renta leaving.
Compared to the opening match, this seemed slow which wasn’t a surprise. Holliday interrupted a second suicide dive with a right hand to take control but after the break, there was a chop battle which ended with a Psycho Clown power slam. Holliday came back with a torture rack neckbreaker for a two-count.
As Holliday was climbing to the top rope, one of Duran’s masked assailants came to ringside and dragged Atout to the back. This distracted Holliday which allowed Clown to meet him on the top rope and a top rope Spanish Fly for the win.
— MLW Tag Team champions 5150 cut another of music video-style promo as they hyped up their title defense against the Von Erichs brothers in Dallas on January 21.
Kevin and Marshall Von Erich responded from their training camp in Kauai, Hawaii. Kevin was there hyping them up and getting them ready for their return to their hometown.
— Backstage, Duran was confronted by Holliday as he demanded to know where Atout was. Duran said she was safely locked in her locker room and he moved her there “to keep her safe from Psycho Clown.”
He then introduced a suspect looking local policeman from Tijuana who had a few questions for Holliday about an apparent incident in a nightclub the night before, something he knew nothing about. Holliday was dragged off after telling Duran he will be hearing from him (and not his lawyer-slash-father as he calls him).
MLW Champion Alex Hammerstone and Pagano defeated IWA Caribbean Champion King Muertes and Taurus in an Apocalypto match
Muertes looked strong here which should set him up for some high-profile matches this year in MLW.
An Apolocalypto match is a Texas Tornado match with weapons. A steel chair was used early on by Hammerstone while Taurus hit Pagano with a garbage can lid. On the outside, Taurus speared Pagano over the guardrail and into the front row. Hammerstone and Muertes joined them, knocking the full guardrail down in the process and continuing to barrage straight into fans and bystanders.
Taurus whipped Hammerstone with a camera cable while Muertes suplexed Pagano on the entrance stage. Hammerstone hit a pump kick to Taurus in front of the commentary table as the ringside brawling chaos continued.
After the break, weapons were strayed around the ring as Taurus and Muertes seemed in firm control. Cookie sheets, trash cans and a chair were all used before Muertes and Pagano were left nose-to-nose in the ring.
The heavyweight Muertes hit a spinning headscissors takedown before hitting a spear for a near fall. Hammerstone came in and hit a torture rack TKO onto a garbage can for a two count.
Hammerstone’s team looked in control as he backdropped Taurus through a massive wooden floorboard in the corner of the ring, Pagano hit Muertes with a blockbuster before hitting Taurus with a one-armed running powerslam on a chair. They both hit poor Taurus with a power bomb/top rope clothesline combination.
It was Muertes’ turn to take some offense as Hammerstone hit a German suplex and a power bomb as Pagano took to the air and took out Taurus on the outside with a rolling dive before putting him through another wooden board.
Inside the ring, Muertes was hit with a Nightmare Pendulum from Hammerstone which was the end as the MLW champion picked up the win for his team.
Duran appeared on the ramp to get Hammerstone’s attention, motionining with the cutthroat gesture. Hammerstone turned around, only to be smacked in the face by his tag partner Pagano. A three-on-one beatdown then ensued as the luchas stomped the champion.
Since Holliday was taken away by Tijuana “police” earlier in the night, that left Hammerstone alone to be beaten down. Duran’s masked assailants then carried Hammerstone out of the ringside area as MLW Azteca went off the air.
Next week:
– MLW National Openweight Champion Alex Kane vs. Aerostar title match
The full card for next month’s TripleMania XXVIII has been announced.
The show, which will take place on December 12, will not feature fans in attendance. It will be headlined by a hair vs. hair match, with Pangano and Chessman putting their hair on the line.
In the co-main event, Kenny Omega will defend the AAA Mega title against Laredo Kid. Omega has been champion since October 19, 2019, but has been unable to enter Mexico to defend the title due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The other title match will feature Tag Team champions Fenix & Pentagon Jr. defending against Myzteziz Jr & Octagon Jr. and Rey Escorpion & Texano Jr. in a three-way match.
Here is the full card for TripleMania, which will take place at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City:
Pagano vs. Chessman in a hair vs. hair match
Kenny Omega vs. Laredo Kid for the AAA Mega title
Arcano & Leyenda Americana vs. Terror Púrpura & Venenoide
Monsther Clown, Murder Clown, and Psycho Clown vs. Blue Demon Jr., Hijo de LA Park, and LA Park
Faby Apache vs. Lady Maravilla, Chik Tormenta, Lady Shani, La Hiedra, and Hades in a Copa TripleMania match
Fenix & Pentagon Jr. vs. Myzteziz Jr. & Octagon Jr. vs. Rey Escorpion & Texano Jr. for the AAA Tag Team titles
Maximo, Mr. Iguana, and Niño Hamburguesa vs. Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr., and Tito Santana
The recently released Sin Cara made an appearance tonight at AAA’s Guerra de Titanes event.
Sin Cara, real name Jorge Arias, made the save for Pagano tonight after he was attacked by a number of rudos. After the ring was cleared, Sin Cara cut a promo saying he was here to help his friend Pagano.
He was introduced using that name and was wearing the same mask that he had used during his WWE run. WWE has a trademark for the Sin Cara name in Mexico.
Sin Cara, along with Luke Harper and The Ascension were officially released from their contracts on December 8. They all have a 90 day no compete clause, meaning they cannot wrestle anywhere else until March 8.
Arias returned to WWE following an injury back in October and had been feuding with Andrade on the Raw brand, with their last match being a mixed tag match back on the November 4 edition of Raw. On November 11, Arias requested his release from the company on social media.
Australian Suicide won a battle royal for the 2016 Copa TripleMania featuring La Parka, Elegido, Taurus, Hernandez, Pimpinela Escarlata, El Hijo del Pirata Morgan, Daga, Super Fly, Zorro, and Mamba
Battle royal didn’t last very long, with La Parka being the final man eliminated. Last two in the ring were Daga and Australian Suicide, and it turned into a singles match. I guess this is similar to the Gauntlet for the Gold TNA used to do.
Lots of fast-paced action. Suicide hit a really cool shooting star press to the floor.
Australian Suicide won with a corkscrew but Daga had his foot on the ropes. He was awarded the cup after the match, but Daga jumped him, destroyed the trophy, and took off his mask.
Averno & Chessman went to a no contest with Mary & Faby Apache
This wasn’t bad when it was just a wrestling match, but it was also full of interference and weapons and there wasn’t a finish to boot. Gran Apache was the special referee. The women jumped the men at the start and ran wild.
Heel ref action started as Gran Apache stopped his daughters from doing anything, allowing the men to jump them from behind. Faby did a cool hurricanrana to the floor but was posted by Averno. Averno was about to hit one of the sisters with a bottle, but Gran Apache stopped him, which got him sent packing by the rudos.
Faby was about to pin Chessman after a hurricanrana but Averno hit her with a light tube. Gran Apache made the save, but then Ricky Marvin came out and laid him out with a chair. Marvin then bit his forehead when he was busted open. Faby was somehow busted open as well. No finish it seems as Faby was stretchered out and Gran Apache went to the back.
Drago & Aerostar defeated Paul London & Matt Cross, Hijo del Fantasma & Garza Jr., and AAA Tag Team Champions Angelico & Jack Evans to win the titles
Fenix no-showed, so Garza Jr. took his place. Largely a stunt show, but a fun one with a bunch of cool dives. Aerostar has the coolest entrance gear. Fantasma and Garza did stereo moonsaults to wipe out two teams.
Matt Cross did a Sasuke special that connected on the outside. London hit a shooting star press but Fantasma broke it up. Fantasma took him to the outside and did a suicide dive, then Aerostar followed with a huge tope that largely sent him into fans past the barricade.
Aerostar did a big corkscrew dive, wiping out most of the teams as London went to do something on the top rope but Drago misted him, kept rolling him around, then pinned him to with the match.
They did their Hall of Fame ceremony next. They inducted “Love Machine” Art Barr, as well as Dorian Roldan himself in what I guess was a surprise. I didn’t know you could induct yourself in your own hall of fame.
Johnny Mundo defeated Latin American Champion Pentagon Jr. to win the title
Solid match. Taya cut a promo before the match saying tonight would be Perromania. A lot of it was Mundo working on Pentagon and taking him out with some big moves, including a corkscrew to the outside.
Mundo missed Starship Pain, which allowed Pentagon to lay him out. Hernandez grabbed Pentagon but Mundo superkicked Hernandez, then superkicked the ref. Pentagon hit the double footstomp and went for the Pentadriver, but the referee was still down.
Taya came into the ring and turned on Pentagon, hitting him with a low blow. Mundo covered for the win and the title.
Vampiro came out with the Lucha Underground guys for the next match and cut a promo, then introduced Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rey Mysterio Jr., Prince Puma, & Dragon Azteca Jr. defeated Matanza Cueto, Mil Muertes, & Marty “The Moth” Martinez
Another match that had a lot of good action. Dragon Azteca in particular looked really good. Matanza and Muertes were good in playing the heel monsters. Muertes and Matanza were going for stereo powerslams, but Azteca and Puma slid from behind and managed to send them to the outside. They tripped up the Moth then did a double dive to the floor.
Mysterio, Puma, and Azteca picked up the win.
Simon Pegg was on the video screen doing a short promo for Star Trek Beyond, or as it’s known in Mexico, Star Trek: Sin Limites.
AAA Mega Heavyweight Champion Texano Jr. defeated Brian Cage and Dr. Wagner Jr. in a triple threat match to retain his title
This was also pretty solid, though the stream wasn’t perfect for all of it. Cage was going for the screwdriver when Texano transitioned into a roll-up and got the win, retaining the title.
Psycho Clown defeated Pagano in a mask vs. hair match
I wouldn’t say this was a bad match, but it was more spectacle than a wrestling match. Tons of weapons and dangerous moves used throughout, sometimes to the point of overkill. It’s something different enough that it stands out, but it went just a little too long for what it was supposed to be.
They took each other out with a bunch of dives in the early part of this match. Psycho Clown’s mask was ripped up and he was already a bloody mess as there were steel chair shots and barbed wire already in play.
They brawled to the outside where Psycho Clown laid out Pagano with a Spanish fly from on top of the barricade on top of a bunch of chairs… ouch.
Big senton to the floor by Psycho Clown took out Pagano. Both guys were busted open now. Psycho Clown, channeling Abdullah the Butch, grabbed a fork and stabbed Pagano on the forehead.
Pagano went for a splash on a prone Psycho Clown, but he dodged at the last moment and was sent through the table. Pagano countered back with a back suplex onto a table in the corner of the ring. Psycho Clown splashed Pagano from the top rope while covering himself in barbed wire, then hit a Canadian Destroyer. He followed that with a powerbomb onto two chairs, then took out another table.
Oh, here we go — thumbtacks were introduced and Psycho Clown suplexed Pagano through the table. Psycho Clown was about to make the cover when suddenly Damien and Nicho (original Psicosis) hit the ring and laid him out.
Dr. Wagner Jr. then came out to make the save. They hugged it out, but it was a swerve as Wagner laid him out as well. Pagano covered and heel ref Tirantes Jr. made a fast count, but Psycho Clown still kicked out. They set a table on fire. As they were setting this up, Psycho Clown recovered and speared Pagano through the table and pinned him, saving his mask.
Dr. Wagner cut a promo after the match challenging Psycho Clown to a mask vs. mask match. They did the same promo last year but with Caristico and Rey Mysterio Jr. and that never came to fruition. These kind of challenges usually don’t pan out. After both Psycho Clown and Pagano cut promos, Pagano’s hair was cut.
Not a bad show at all. Can’t speak for those that listened to English commentary, but aside from some stream issues here and there this was was a million times better than the trainwreck that was last year’s show.
I should mention that I watched the version with Spanish commentary. From what I understand, I picked the right choice as reports were that this was not Matt Striker’s night. Just all of his normal quirks that turn people off were well represented, apparently.
